Researcher = Project Manager Manage project resources to achieve deliverable (experiment) –supplies, equipment, fabrication, external vendors, staff, and other researchers Before coming to Davis –Scheduling –Autocad / drafting –Mathcad (recommended) –Machine shop / hand tools –wiki At Davis –Labview (required) –Forklift driving –Electronics –instrumentation CGM Wiki at nees.ucdavis.edu
Scheduling / planning 3 months before test schedule is set – complete diagram of experiment and instrumentation 1 month before test – all fabricated structures
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Displacement Transducer Rack Mounted on Container Above Model